BAHAMAS VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	685	8	98	+ 588
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	485	43	5	+ 480
Measles	3	365	69	0	+ 365
Tuberculosis	4	324	58	0	+ 324
Birth Trauma	5	302	42	6	+ 296
Stroke	6	271	2	224	+ 47
Coronary Heart Disease	7	228	1	334	- 106
Low Birth Weight	8	197	28	16	+ 181
Meningitis	9	170	49	2	+ 167
Malnutrition	10	152	45	4	+ 148
Road Traffic Accidents	11	134	18	30	+ 103
Maternal Conditions	12	130	41	6	+ 124
Liver Disease	13	124	11	67	+ 57
Other Injuries	14	114	10	67	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	15	108	29	16	+ 92
Diabetes Mellitus	16	91	4	154	- 62
Tetanus	17	84	62	0	+ 84
Hypertension	18	83	3	198	- 114
Lung Disease	19	77	17	33	+ 44
Pertussis	20	65	68	0	+ 65
Kidney Disease	21	65	7	120	- 55
Malaria	22	61	77	0	+ 61
Asthma	23	59	39	9	+ 51
War	24	42	57	1	+ 41
Drownings	25	40	21	26	+ 14
Breast Cancer	26	39	9	69	- 30
Suicide	27	38	31	14	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	28	28	23	21	+ 7
Violence	29	26	5	148	- 122
Fires	30	26	33	10	+ 15
Poisonings	31	24	56	1	+ 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	20	14	53	- 33
HIV/AIDS	33	19	6	134	- 115
Lymphomas	34	19	22	25	- 6
Leukemia	35	18	35	10	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	18	34	10	+ 7
Falls	37	17	26	18	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	17	16	42	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	39	16	15	47	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	40	16	38	9	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	14	44	4	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	42	14	74	0	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	13	40	8	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	44	13	13	62	- 49
Syphilis	45	12	63	0	+ 12
Oral Cancer	46	10	46	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	47	10	61	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	48	10	60	0	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	49	10	25	18	- 8
Ovary Cancer	50	9	36	10	- 1
Leishmaniasis	51	9	75	0	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	52	9	12	65	- 56
Liver Cancer	53	8	32	12	- 4
Lung Cancers	54	7	19	29	- 22
Appendicitis	55	6	52	2	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	56	6	27	17	- 11
Skin Cancers	57	5	55	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	58	5	20	27	- 22
Alcohol	59	5	24	20	- 15
Diphtheria	60	5	70	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	5	50	2	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	37	10	- 6
Encephalitis	63	3	51	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	2	30	14	- 12
Drug Use	65	2	48	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	47	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	54	2	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.